It has grown out of the former Hangzhou School of Zhejiang Medical University which was founded in 1979. In 1994, the school was renamed Hangzhou Medical Junior College. In 2000, it combined with Hangzhou Nursing School (founded in 1917). In July 2001, it was merged into Hangzhou Teachers College. In March 2007, it was renamed Hangzhou Normal University Medical College as Hangzhou Teachers College was renamed Hangzhou Normal University.

The Medical College has 260 staff members, among whom 39 are professors and 80 are associate professors, including 3 doctoral supervisors and 30 master student supervisors. At present 2405 full-time undergraduate and master students are studying at the Medical College.

After more than half a century, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University (Hangzhou City People's Hospital) is a financial health care, teaching, research, prevention and health care among three general hospitals in Zhejiang province. It is the national first-class units at level III, which have 1000 beds altogether. There are count for 200 million advanced and precise apparatus and equipment. In 2008 year, a new 23-storey building has been completed and put into use for medical care, teaching and medicinal services in the hospital. More than 200 experts are working in hospital. Hospital has 36 clinical departments and 13 medical technology departments The hospital has MRI, 32-slice CT, all-digital flat-panel angiography (DSA), DR, and CR, the central monitoring system, the Zeiss operating microscope, an artificial kidney, video laryngoscope, Gastroscopy, colonoscopy the Nuctech Excimer Laser, the United States and other imported advanced medical instruments and equipment to meet the needs of the subjects of diagnosis, treatment and teaching.

On campus there is a campus infirmary, Canteens, bank ATMs, campus supermarkets, laundries, book stores, etc. The university has various kinds of sports venues and facilities, including stadiums, outdoor courts for playing volleyball, basketball, football, venues for track and field events, swimming pools, gymnasium, etc. open to all students.

Xiasha has a very convenient transportation advantage. More than 10 bus routes are put into use from Xiasha to downtown, among which Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) B1 and B4 run every 3 to 5 minutes, and it takes only 30 to 40 minutes to reach the downtown from Xiasha. The BRT buses run between the Huang Long station and Xiasha .The Subway Line No.1 which is under construction now will be put into use in 2012. Then it will only take 20 minutes or so to reach the city center from Xiasha.The taxi flag-down fare in Xiasha Higher Education Zone is 5 Yuan for the first three kilometers.